Book Review: The Raven’s Cry

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏'𝒔 𝑪𝒓𝒚

by V. K. Dixon (@v.k.dixon)

5⭐

Genre: Fantasy Realism

Format: Ebook ARC

Book 3 of the Archives of the Warden series

Releases on October 15, 2024

𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘣

She carries a dark and twisted past.

He’s determined to protect her future.

Cait Lewan’s family is cursed. At least, that’s what the rumors claim.

Twelve years ago, Cait and her sisters were relocated to Porthaven, Maine, after the murder of their parents. The dark and mysterious nature of their family’s past has sparked the townspeople’s imagination. It’s said their father was a witch bound to a demon. And while there’s no proof to substantiate these foul rumors, Cait fears they are true. After all, there must be a reason for the monsters that haunt her dreams.

Desmond Simon carries the future of Porthaven on his shoulders. And he wants nothing to do with it.

As the incumbent heir to the leadership of their town, Desmond struggles under the weight of his family’s expectations. His life is full of secrets—those of his own making and those of the Warden’s. But as beasts randomly start to appear on the island just off the coastline, Desmond’s greatest secret becomes his sole focus: He will do whatever it takes to protect the girl he’s not supposed to love.

With unexpected threats and unknown enemies looming closer, Cait and Desmond must face the unthinkable: What if the curse is real and the secrets of Porthaven more dangerous than they ever expected?

𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘦𝘸

Dixon did it again with the impeccably well-written story. While I’m over-eager to continue reading about Peter and Spencer (the main characters of books 1 and 2), Dezzy and Cait stole my heart. I’ve had a hard time moving on from this book. Dixon creates such relatable characters who are so easy to understand and relate to, even if you don’t share many similarities. She makes you love her characters. Do yourself a favor and preorder it now. I absolutely plan to re-read this one after it’s released. 

Read if you love:

👻 Multiple POVs

👻 Friends to Lovers

👻 Forbidden Romance

👻 Spooky Stuff

👻 The Sweetest Couple-Not-Couple

Please note: This eARC was given to me but the review is honest and entirely my own opinion.